All the fish were carrying big happy stomach.
Apparently they were feasting on the clouds
of 'no-see-him' that evening. Size of the
fly (or that of the hook) matters here most.
Do bring your midge box up here!
Ah, you should bring your insect repellent on a windless muggy summer evening.
And plenty of patience as some of the fish are really, really clever!!
- Back
Fish are here plentiful, and the average
size is 30cm. They happily feed on the little
insects in the evening, but that doesn't
mean fishing is too easy. Most of them are
quite educated and will take pleasure in
only 'kissing' your fly and push it away.
Beginning with stealthy stalking to natural
drift on a fine tippet, this fishery offers
plenty of challenge and enough rewarding
excitement.
I managed to land a few fish with #18 adams, one of the smallest fly I
had with me. I could see fish were quite suspicious of my fly - which was
way too big compared to the tiny insects they were feeding on. But they
started to show more and more interest in my fly as it got damaged by their
teeth. By the time the hook got stripped of the dressing, I was catching
one fish after another. Interesting to see fish going crazy for a bare
hook!!
May '03
Leaving the village of Mittersill behind,
climbing the road to the direction 'Felbertauern
tunnel' for some 15minutes, you will come
to the parking lot appropriately named 'Elisabeth
See. Following the footpath for some 100yards,
you will see the small lake filled with clear
water - and with fish!
If you carry on up for a few kms more, there you'll see another parking
space right in front of the tunnel's mouth. Look down from the edge of
the cliff, you will find the other lake, Leni See, below your feet..
The chain of lakes are connected with slow running stream and stocked with
trout of decent size. You see occasional big boys prowling on the bottom
too!
